"Sveinn" meaning in All languages combined

See Sveinn on Wiktionary

Proper name [Icelandic]

IPA: /sveitn/ Forms: Sveins [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Sveinn [indefinite, nominative, singular], Svein [accusative, indefinite, singular], Sveini [dative, indefinite, singular], Sveins [genitive, indefinite, singular]
Rhymes: -eitn Etymology: Inherited from Old Norse Sveinn. Cognate with Faroese Sveinur, Danish Svend, Norwegian Nynorsk Svein, Swedish Sven, English Sweyn, and Finnish Soini. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|is|non|Sveinn|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Norse Sveinn, {{inh+|is|non|Sveinn}} Inherited from Old Norse Sveinn, {{cog|fo|Sveinur}} Faroese Sveinur, {{cog|da|Svend}} Danish Svend, {{cog|nn|Svein}} Norwegian Nynorsk Svein, {{cog|sv|Sven}} Swedish Sven, {{cog|en|Sweyn}} English Sweyn, {{cog|fi|Soini}} Finnish Soini Head templates: {{is-proper noun|@@}} Sveinn m (proper noun, genitive singular Sveins) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|m}}
  1. a male given name from Old Norse Tags: masculine, proper-noun Categories (topical): Icelandic given names, Icelandic male given names
    Sense id: en-Sveinn-is-name-Rrb-xLdD Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Proper name [Old Norse]

Forms: Sveins [genitive], ᛋᚢᛅᛁᚾ [alternative]
Etymology: Originally a byname, from Old Norse sveinn (“boy, servant”). Head templates: {{head|non|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|tr=}} Sveinn m, {{non-proper noun|m|Sveins}} Sveinn m (genitive Sveins)
  1. a male given name Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Old Norse given names, Old Norse male given names
    Sense id: en-Sveinn-non-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sveinn"
}

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